(main building of a) Shinto shrine
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
face-to-face talk; direct communication; direct dialogue; direct talk
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
front right; front and right; before and right; right side under (clothing)
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; front left; front and left
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
from the viewpoint of; according to
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
high (government) official
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
treatment; service; handling; management
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
difficult problem; challenge
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other